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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CO-08

Manny Rutinel

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American politician (born 1994)

55.4%Won by 14.7 points
Over
Gabe Evans (Republican), 40.7%
Votes
158,784 (42,182 ahead)
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +5.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Tonty Enmanuel Rutinel is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 32nd district from 2023 to 2026.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
December 20, 1994 (age 31)
Education
  • Pasco–Hernando State College
  • University of Florida
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Yale Law School
Occupation
lawyer

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, CO-08. Won with 55.4%, 14.7 points ahead over Gabe Evans.

  1. Manny Rutinel Democratic · winner55.4%
  2. Manny Rutinel Democratic · winnern/a
  3. Gabe Evans Republican40.7%
  4. Dave Wood LBR3.9%

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +5.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
D +14.7
Difference
9.6 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$9.46Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$8.46Mspent
$1.00Mcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: MANNY RUTINEL FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 27, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

42.0% of the $8,269,828 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)36.7%$3,475,038
  • Individuals, itemized50.7%$4,794,790
  • Other political committees (PACs)5.0%$472,827
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts7.6%$716,416

Employers donors listed

  1. ANTHROPIC$98,60038 contributions
  2. OPEN PHILANTHROPY$65,40025 contributions
  3. OPENAI$49,60018 contributions
  4. ANTHROPIC PBC$42,25013 contributions
  5. GOOGLE$28,45017 contributions
  6. ANTHROPIC, PBC$24,5007 contributions
  7. MODEL EVALUATION & THREAT RESEARCH$14,4005 contributions
  8. SECURE AI PROJECT$14,2789 contributions
  9. 80000 HOURS$13,8636 contributions
  10. ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER$13,6004 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 4c1979dfc95c

Industries

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Record

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
mannyforcolorado.com official
Social
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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:31 AM ET
  2. 2024State House / Assembly, CO District 32 · primary · won · 3,426 votes (100.0%) Vugol.Me record
  3. 2023 to presentmember of the Colorado House of Representatives Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q122958684). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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